Although wheat bread is supreme on the shelves of American grocery stores, rye bread is worth looking for and trying because it is a healthier choice. Rye bread is higher in fiber and has rich hearty taste. Rye bread also satisfies hunger better than wheat bread, and it helps to reduce and maintain healthy weight.… Continue Reading
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Post-Workout Cold Water Immersion for Recovery
Cold water immersion has become increasingly popular as way to treat exercise-induced muscle damage as well as rehab injuries by trying to minimize inflammation, swelling, and pain. A recent study published by the ACSM examined the effects of both cool and cold water immersion post-exercise in order to determine if colder water has a greater… Continue Reading
Can Consuming Yogurt Decrease the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes?
A recent study published in the Diabetologia journal showed that the consumption of yogurt could decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes by 28%. Researchers at the University of Cambridge found that those with higher consumption of low fat dairy products, including low fat cheeses and yogurt, reduced the risk of diabetes by 24% overall. This… Continue Reading
Is Vitamin D Lost During Cooking?
Vitamin D deficiency is of a great health concern for both children and adults. Inadequate vitamin D status is associated with risk for cancer, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, inadequate immune defense, asthma, allergies and more. Vitamin D is present in foods of animal origin such as fish, meat, eggs, milk and in some types of mushrooms.… Continue Reading
Core Muscle Weakness Associated With TV and Computer Use
The Problem: The growing prevalence of increased screen time (TV and computer use) is cause for concern among youths. A recent study published by the ACSM, tested how large amounts of screen time were related to trunk strength; the strength of the abdominal and back extension muscles.… Continue Reading
Slow Down and Savor Food to Lose Extra Weight Naturally
Wouldn’t be great to lose some extra weight without pills, exercise, dieting or any other dietary restrictions? Research suggests it is possible. One of the factors of overeating is fast eating. A faster eating rate impairs the relationship between the sensory signals and the metabolic processes that regulate how much we eat. Some epidemiological studies… Continue Reading
Glucomannan May Help to Reduce Body Weight and Improve Cholesterol Level
Every once in a while we are looking for a quick resolution, maybe some magic pills that could solve our problem, be it extra body weight, acne, or hair loss problem. Big companies are making big money on selling those magic pills that most of the time are something that any wise customer could either… Continue Reading
Roll to Recovery
We’ve talked before about different kinds of stretching, and today we add one more to the list: foam rolling. Foam rolling is often referred to as a massage or even a self-myofascial release technique, but we will include it with our stretching since it is usually performed post-workout with cool-down stretching.… Continue Reading
Can Nutrition Labeling Affect Eating Behavior?
According to the latest research done by University in UK –it can and it does! The research contained 24 men and 23 women, average 37 years old, that had normal-to-overweight body weight. Male participants were significantly overweight compared to women participants, which were normal weight. Participants were offered three ,exactly-the-same, lunches with different Caloric labels… Continue Reading
Introduction of Solid Foods Affects Allergy Development
There are many people who suffer from allergies, and for some something as common as peanuts may be deadly; others cannot tolerate milk. Perhaps our diets as children have affected what allergies we obtain. According to the University of Southampton, introducing foods into a baby’s diet after 17 week may decrease the chances of food… Continue Reading
